Welcome Home

Lyrics adapted by the poem, “Welcome Home”, by Parker J. Palmer. Used with permission.

verse 1

Alone in the alien
Snow-blown woods
Moving hard to stay warm in zero weather
I stop on a rise to catch my breath

As the setting sun
Streaming through bare-boned trees
Falls upon my face
Fierce and full of life

chorus

Breathing easier now
Breathing in and out
Breathing with the earth
I feel, I feel at home

verse 2

And when, who knows how long
When I trudge on down the trail
And find my old burdens returning
I stop once more to say no to them

No, not here
No, not now, not ever again
I have claimed that welcome home the woods have given me

chorus

Breathing easier now
Breathing in and out
Breathing with the earth
I feel, I feel at home

chorus 2

I can feel myself
Standing clear and strong
Deep roots like the trees
Trouble and time depart